Practice 1: Pronunciation of “the" in English
Complete this exercise based on the the lesson about the pronunciation of the articles in English.
Instructions
For each phrase below, click how the definite article “the” is normally pronounced
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You need to say /ðə/ because U in “university” has a Y-sound, which is a consonant sound.
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The T-sound is a consonant sound.
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The word “tall” starts with a T-sound, which is a consonant. You should say /ðə/.
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“Excellent” starts with a vowel sound. You normally say /ðij/ before a vowel sound.
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You're excellent!
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“Hotel” starts with a consonant H-sound.
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You should say /ðə/ because “hotel” starts with a consonant H-sound.
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You should say /ðij/ here because first sound in “old” is a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to it and get /ðijoʊld/
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Awesome! “Old” starts with a vowel sound, so you connect /ðij/ to it and get /ðijoʊld/
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You should say /ðij/ before “urgent” because it starts with a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to it and get /ðijˈɜr dʒənt/
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You’re doing great!
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɜr dʒənt/ and get /ðijˈɜr dʒənt/
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This is great! Keep it up.
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You should say /ðə/ here because “woman” starts with a W, which is a consonant sound.
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You should say /ðij/ before a word that starts with a vowel. “English” starts with a vowel.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɪŋ glɪʃ/ and get /ðijˈɪŋ glɪʃ/
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You got it! “English” starts with a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɪŋ glɪʃ/ and get /ðijˈɪŋ glɪʃ/
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You should say /ðij/ here because “office” starts with a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɒf ɪs/ and get /ðijˈɒf ɪs/
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You’re awesome!
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɒf ɪs/ and get /ðijˈɒf ɪs/
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You got it! “Uniform” starts with a Y-sound, which is a consonant sound.
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You should say /ðə/ here because “uniform” has a Y-sound, which is a consonant sound.
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You should say /ðə/ before and consonant sound like H.
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You’re correct again! W is a consonant sound.
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You should say /ðə/ before “writer” because it starts with the consonant sound /w/.
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You should say /ðij/ before a vowel sound. “Arm” starts with a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɑrm/ and get /ðijˈɑrm/
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You’re doing a great job!
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɑrm/ and get /ðijˈɑrm/
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You should say /ðij/ before a word that starts with a vowel sound like “eyes.”
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈaɪz/ and get /ðijaɪz/
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You’re doing great work here!
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈaɪz/ and get /ðijaɪz/
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You should say /ðij/. You do not pronounce the H in “honor,” so it starts with a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɒn ər/ and get /ðijˈɒn ər/
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All right! This was a difficult one, but you got it. The H in “honor” is silent, so it actually starts with an O-sound when you pronounce it.
You connect /ðij/ to /ˈɒn ər/ and get /ðijˈɒn ər/
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That’s right! “Writer” starts with a consonant sound, W.
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You should say /ðə/ because “writer” starts with a W-sound, and that’s a consonant sound.
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That was a little difficult. The first sound in “M&M” is /'ɛm/, which is a vowel sound. You need to say /ðij/ before a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ɛm/ and get /ðijɛm/
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Whoa! This was a difficult one, but you got it right! The first sound in “M&M” is /'ɛm/, which is a vowel sound.
You connect /ðij/ to /ɛm/ and get /ðijɛm/
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You should say /ðə/ before an L-sound because it is a consonant sound.
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Schön! Du hast es wieder mal geschafft!
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You should say /ðə/ because the first sound in “German” is a consonant sound.
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You should say /ðij/ before a word that start with a vowel sound like the O in “October.”
You connect /ðij/ to /ɒkˈtoʊ bɚ/ and get /ðijɒkˈtoʊ bɚ/
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Well, you are really good at this, aren’t you?
You connect /ðij/ to /ɒkˈtoʊ bər/ and get /ðijɒkˈtoʊ bər/
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